Mount Maunganui surf break

Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 NZST
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 7AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
N
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
Period(s) (?)887666344556444444555666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7241271477611813635991317314573948686105
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
1.51
5:28PM
1.64
5:45AM
1.51
6:19PM
1.64
6:40AM
1.54
7:05PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
0.28
11:31PM
0.32
11:47AM
0.27
12:25AM
0.27
12:39PM
0.25
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
Sunrise--6:09-------6:07-------6:07-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:08-------6:09--
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C1011131411109766810111110111112131414141414
Feels °C (?)5691288633357897777999101010
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bay of Plenty

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 4 km from Mount Maunganui has become light (light winds from the W at Tauranga Airport). Waves should be turning clean at Mount Maunganui. 0.7m 8s swell from the N to make surfable waves.

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Actual: 57 min ago

7 km/h
W
Clean
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